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Name: United States Agency For International Development

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First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

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Latest News Releases*DISCLAIMER*: Information contained on this page is provided by companies via press release distributed through PR Newswire, an independent third-party content provider. PR Newswire, WorldNow and this Station make no warranties or ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Fox54 ]

Entities: Fortune Industries Inc, Mortgages, CVS Caremark Corp, United States Agency For International Development, Freddie Mac

First Reported Apr 27 2012 - Updated Apr 28 2012 - 2 Documents

It'd Be Great if the Kindles Sent to Ghana's Kids Didn't Break

When Worldreader, a nonprofit organization, sent 600 Kindles to Ghana, USAID found that the devices gave kids there more access to books, better reading scores, and access to international news. The only drawback, it seems, is that a little under half ... [ Published Apr 27 2012 by The Atlantic Wire ]

Entities: E-Reader, United States Agency For International Development, Ghana

First Reported Apr 26 2012 - Updated Apr 27 2012 - 1 Documents

United States Agency For International Development

Chocolate makers push for quality cocoa in Peru

LIMA - Connoisseurs who take chocolate as seriously as sommeliers study wine are challenging the widespread use of an inferior cocoa pushed by the U.S. government in its war against drugs in Peru, considered by many to be the birthplace of cocoa.The U.S. ... [ Published Apr 26 2012 by Hanover Post ]

Entities: Cocoa, Peru, United States Agency For International Development

First Reported Apr 22 2012 - Updated Apr 22 2012 - 2 Documents

World Book Day celebrated in AJK

BAGH: Around 90 schools in AJK celebrated World Book Day on Saturday (21 April). The US Agency for International Development (USAID) Pakistan has also joined the students on the occasion. Speech competitions over the importance of books were organised ... [ Published Apr 22 2012 by The News International ]

Entities: United States Agency For International Development, Earthquake, Pakistan, Bagh (Pakistan)

First Reported Apr 04 2012 - Updated Apr 05 2012 - 1 Documents

Hillary Clinton

U.S. to ease Myanmar sanctions, open relations

WASHINGTON (CNN) -Responding to Myanmar's parliamentary elections, which Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called a "dramatic demonstration of popular will," the Obama administration is taking several significant steps to normalize relations with the ... [ Published Apr 04 2012 by Channel4000 ]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Sanctions, Hillary Clinton, United States

First Reported Apr 05 2012 - Updated Apr 05 2012 - 1 Documents

Sesame Workshop

Sisimpur celebrates new season 7

Sisimpur, the most popular children’s TV show in the country, celebrates the launch of its seventh season amid fanfare. At a commemorative event, the Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad along with US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena and USAID Mission ... [ Published Apr 05 2012 by The New Nation ]

Entities: Bangladesh, Sesame Workshop, United States Agency For International Development

First Reported Apr 05 2012 - Updated Apr 05 2012 - 2 Documents

DBBL donates 320 net books

Smiling Sun (Surjer Hashi) hosted the inaugural ceremony of the Smiling Sun online Managemment Information System (MIS) at Rangamati recently. Dutch-Bangla Bank donated 320 Net Books, valued Tk 7.25 million, which will enable all 320 Smiling Sun locations ... [ Published Apr 05 2012 by Financial Express Bangladesh ]

Entities: Dutch-Bangla Bank Ltd, Donations, Richard Greene

First Reported Apr 02 2012 - Updated Apr 02 2012 - 1 Documents

Sisimpur's Season 7 on air

Sisimpur, the most popular children's TV show in Bangladesh, celebrates the launch of its seventh season. At a commemorative event, Minister of Information Abul Kalam Azad, along with US Ambassador to Bangladesh, Dan W. Mozena, and USAID Mission Director, ... [ Published Apr 02 2012 by Bangladesh Daily Star ]

Entities: Bangladesh, Abdul Awal, Richard Greene

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Edmund L Valentine states, "Healthcare is a skyrocketing global opportunity, not an economic burden. The fix is different if healthcare is viewed as an opportunity versus a rising cost that has to be controlled. One..."

Economic News and Analysis [Fox54 - May 25 2012]

"Worldreader is committed to putting a digital library in the hands of all children throughout the world’s developing countries, and we’re thrilled with the support of FC Barcelona to send 1 million e-books to students in Africa"

Worldreader Kicks off Campaign to Send 1 Million E-Books to Africa [Business Wire - May 24 2012]

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Sex workers denting war on Aids [ Published May 07 2012 by Tanzania Citizen ]
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It'd Be Great if the Kindles Sent to Ghana's Ki... [ Published Apr 27 2012 by The Atlantic Wire ]
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What happens when you give Kindles to kids in G... [ Published Apr 27 2012 by GigaOM ]
Chocolate makers push for quality cocoa in Peru [ Published Apr 26 2012 by Hanover Post ]
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Worldreader and FC Barcelona team up to send on... [ Published May 24 2012 by The Next Web ] Worldreader , the non-profit company that hopes to increase literacy through the distribution of digital books to children has kicked off a campaign with support from FC Barcelona (Barça) asking people to help to send one million e-books to students ...
What happens when you give Kindles to kids in G... [ Published Apr 27 2012 by GigaOM ] Nonprofit Worldreader gives Kindles to students in sub-Saharan Africa (and is working on a reading app for mobile phones). The organization just published the results of iREAD, its year-long pilot program in Ghana, and many of the findings are promising: ...
10 Documentaries to Watch at the Tribeca Film F... [ Published Apr 18 2012 by WSJ.com: Speakeasy ] Getty ImagesAtmosphere during the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival at the 92Y Tribeca on April 18, 2012 in New York City. The Tribeca Film Festival may have its fair share of Hollywood glitz. Witness this year’s closing night film, the would-be summer blockbuster ...

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Worldreader Kicks off Campaign to Send 1 Millio... [ Published May 24 2012 by Business Wire ]